Police Kill Man They Say Fired At Them

May 16, 2000|STAFF REPORTS

MIAMI-DADE — Three Miami-Dade police officers have been placed on administrative duty after their involvement in the shooting death of a paranoid schizophrenic who fired at them with a shotgun, police said.

Neighbors had reported that William Garcia, 65, was firing his shotgun. When Miami-Dade Police arrived at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Garcia refused to drop his gun and fired at them, police said.